Source:Doyle Potenteau, globalnews.ca, March 07, 2020 Safer Roads Canada, an advocacy group with ties to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, says across Canada there are 400 fatal crashes a year that involve heavy vehicles like semi-trucks. A new advocacy group with ties to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is calling for mandatory national standards when… Continue reading Parents of Humboldt Broncos crash victims want mandatory semi driver training put in place
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‘Quite optimistic:’ Paralyzed Bronco player undergoes spinal surgery in Thailand
Source: The Canadian Press, November 4, 2019 20-year-old from Airdrie, Alta., is to remain in Thailand until early December A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has received spinal surgery in Thailand that he hopes will restore some of his movement. Doctors on Monday implanted an epidural stimulator in Ryan Straschnitzki’s spine.… Continue reading ‘Quite optimistic:’ Paralyzed Bronco player undergoes spinal surgery in Thailand
Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player to get spinal surgery in Thailand
Source: Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press, October 28, 2019 CALGARY — A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is to depart on a 12,000-kilometre journey to Thailand later this week for surgery that could help restore some of his movement. And one thing Ryan Straschnitzki is determined to take with him is… Continue reading Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player to get spinal surgery in Thailand
Former Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki returns to Humboldt for the first time after crash
Source: The Canadian Press, September 14, 2019 Visit coincides with the Broncos hosting the Notre Dame Hounds in their season opener For the first time in 526 days, former Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki will be back in Humboldt, Sask. The 20-year-old from Airdrie, Alta., was paralyzed from the chest down when a bus carrying Humboldt’s… Continue reading Former Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki returns to Humboldt for the first time after crash
‘This was too much:’ brother of injured Bronco in weekend crash
Source: Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press, April 16, 2019 Jett Straschnitzki was driving a car that was hit over the weekend in Airdrie The family of paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki is hoping their run of bad luck ends with three vehicle accidents. Straschnitzki’s 16-year-old brother, Jett, was driving a car that was hit… Continue reading ‘This was too much:’ brother of injured Bronco in weekend crash
Green Shirt Day honours Humboldt Bronco and the Logan Boulet Effect
Source: CBC News, April 7, 2019 Logan Boulet inspired others by being an organ donor after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash Across Canada people are dressing up in green for the first Green Shirt Day, in memory of one of the Humboldt Broncos crash victims, and to raise awareness of organ donation. On April 6,… Continue reading Green Shirt Day honours Humboldt Bronco and the Logan Boulet Effect
‘Do it for the 16 who can’t’: The first year after the Humboldt crash
Source: Ryan Dixon, Sportsnet.ca, April 5, 2019 On April 6, 2018, the Humboldt bus crash claimed 16 lives and shook an entire country. This is the story of the year since the tragedy through the eyes of three Broncos: Every trip back to Humboldt was significant for Kaleb Dahlgren. The entire time he was in… Continue reading ‘Do it for the 16 who can’t’: The first year after the Humboldt crash
‘The world will never be the same:’ Humboldt one year after deadly bus crash
Source: Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press, April 5, 2019 HUMBOLDT, Sask. — Thousands gathered at the arena last April to mourn after the team’s bus and a semi-truck collided while the Broncos were on the way to a playoff game. Sixteen people were killed and another 13 were injured. Mourners came with flowers and hockey… Continue reading ‘The world will never be the same:’ Humboldt one year after deadly bus crash
‘Grief is messy’: Humboldt Broncos pastor searches for right words on anniversary
Source: Bonnie Allen, CBC News, April 5, 2019 Pastor Sean Brandow reflects on public grief, forgiveness and the brevity of life Humboldt Broncos team pastor Sean Brandow has become more famous than he would like. But the 39-year-old pastor will swallow his humility to deliver another nationally televised sermon Saturday afternoon to mark the one-year anniversary… Continue reading ‘Grief is messy’: Humboldt Broncos pastor searches for right words on anniversary
How the trucking industry has changed 1 year after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash
Source: Heather Yourex-West, Global News, April 4, 2019 One Saskatoon family who lost their son in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash say they are disappointed the owner of the trucking company did not receive a substantial fine. Kim Wylie has been a truck driver for 38 years and lives in Humboldt, Sask. Last year, when… Continue reading How the trucking industry has changed 1 year after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash